Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (Commander) - Group Slug

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Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 29, 2025
Five Painfully Simple Ways to Play Weird Rakdos
Arnaud continues his Branching Out series by looking at some off-kilter ideas for brewing fun decks in Rakdos (black and red).
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Mai, Scornful Striker
35%inclusion197 decks561 decks
31%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion88 decks831 decks
3%synergy
Fated Firepower
4.0%inclusion33 decks827 decks
0%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
3.6%inclusion21 decks583 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kederekt Parasite
94%inclusion1.59K decks1.68K decks
83%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
91%inclusion1.52K decks1.68K decks
81%synergy
Fate Unraveler
82%inclusion1.39K decks1.68K decks
74%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
86%inclusion1.45K decks1.68K decks
74%synergy
Roiling Vortex
81%inclusion1.36K decks1.68K decks
73%synergy
Blood Seeker
79%inclusion1.33K decks1.68K decks
71%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
79%inclusion1.31K decks1.65K decks
67%synergy
Witch's Clinic
74%inclusion1.24K decks1.68K decks
66%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
73%inclusion1.22K decks1.68K decks
65%synergy
Underworld Dreams
69%inclusion1.16K decks1.68K decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
82%inclusion1.37K decks1.68K decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
80%inclusion1.35K decks1.68K decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion1.32K decks1.68K decks
44%synergy
Chaos Warp
72%inclusion1.21K decks1.68K decks
23%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
69%inclusion1.16K decks1.68K decks
52%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
65%inclusion1.09K decks1.68K decks
59%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion1.08K decks1.68K decks
22%synergy
The Lord of Pain
64%inclusion1.06K decks1.65K decks
54%synergy
Spiteful Visions
64%inclusion1.08K decks1.68K decks
55%synergy
Bedevil
62%inclusion1.04K decks1.68K decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion604 decks1.68K decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion467 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion350 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion250 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion184 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion160 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Gamble
6.9%inclusion116 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.2%inclusion88 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Harsh Mentor
58%inclusion970 decks1.68K decks
51%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
56%inclusion923 decks1.65K decks
49%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
54%inclusion800 decks1.49K decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion886 decks1.68K decks
34%synergy
Rug of Smothering
53%inclusion886 decks1.68K decks
48%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
51%inclusion856 decks1.68K decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion846 decks1.68K decks
43%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
50%inclusion833 decks1.68K decks
39%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion763 decks1.68K decks
38%synergy
Mayhem Devil
43%inclusion723 decks1.68K decks
19%synergy
Brash Taunter
42%inclusion701 decks1.68K decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion681 decks1.68K decks
30%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
39%inclusion651 decks1.68K decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
39%inclusion649 decks1.68K decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion624 decks1.68K decks
28%synergy
Magebane Lizard
34%inclusion576 decks1.68K decks
30%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
33%inclusion548 decks1.68K decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
30%inclusion499 decks1.68K decks
24%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
28%inclusion464 decks1.68K decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion414 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
24%inclusion411 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion358 decks1.49K decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
24%inclusion399 decks1.68K decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion362 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Star Athlete
21%inclusion342 decks1.65K decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl
20%inclusion343 decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion318 decks1.68K decks
16%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
18%inclusion215 decks1.18K decks
14%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
17%inclusion253 decks1.49K decks
12%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
15%inclusion254 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
15%inclusion253 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
15%inclusion246 decks1.65K decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion250 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
13%inclusion227 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion223 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13%inclusion217 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion201 decks1.67K decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
12%inclusion195 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Tectonic Giant
11%inclusion182 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion180 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
11%inclusion180 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion175 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
10%inclusion174 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
10%inclusion172 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
10%inclusion166 decks1.66K decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion161 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
8.9%inclusion149 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Soot Imp
8.5%inclusion143 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.1%inclusion137 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.1%inclusion137 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion831 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
47%inclusion798 decks1.68K decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion765 decks1.66K decks
24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
40%inclusion665 decks1.66K decks
22%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion595 decks1.68K decks
-4%synergy
Blood Pact
34%inclusion568 decks1.68K decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion536 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Suspended Sentence
31%inclusion505 decks1.65K decks
26%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion500 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Bolt Bend
28%inclusion479 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion430 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
25%inclusion413 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion308 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion305 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion227 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion206 decks1.68K decks
-10%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion185 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
9.2%inclusion155 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Price of Progress
8.9%inclusion149 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
8.7%inclusion146 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.5%inclusion143 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.3%inclusion140 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.1%inclusion137 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.1%inclusion120 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion94 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
5.4%inclusion91 decks1.68K decks
-6%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.2%inclusion87 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.1%inclusion86 decks1.68K decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
45%inclusion749 decks1.68K decks
21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
33%inclusion559 decks1.68K decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion551 decks1.68K decks
15%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
29%inclusion486 decks1.65K decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion494 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Grab the Prize
28%inclusion459 decks1.66K decks
17%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion362 decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
21%inclusion361 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion339 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion285 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion237 decks1.48K decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
16%inclusion267 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion236 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion221 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion147 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.5%inclusion143 decks1.68K decks
-20%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.3%inclusion140 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.0%inclusion134 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
7.9%inclusion133 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion127 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.7%inclusion112 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.5%inclusion109 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.1%inclusion102 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Winds of Change
5.5%inclusion93 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion91 decks1.68K decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
55%inclusion923 decks1.68K decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion750 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
37%inclusion624 decks1.68K decks
34%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion327 decks1.68K decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
19%inclusion314 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion301 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Barbed Wire
18%inclusion301 decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion247 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
13%inclusion222 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Copper Tablet
12%inclusion209 decks1.68K decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion192 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion181 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.5%inclusion143 decks1.68K decks
-6%synergy
Crawlspace
7.8%inclusion131 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.5%inclusion109 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
50%inclusion820 decks1.65K decks
43%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
48%inclusion804 decks1.68K decks
43%synergy
Manabarbs
47%inclusion796 decks1.68K decks
42%synergy
Painful Quandary
41%inclusion693 decks1.68K decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion688 decks1.68K decks
36%synergy
Polluted Bonds
32%inclusion536 decks1.68K decks
29%synergy
Spellshock
29%inclusion489 decks1.68K decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion412 decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion356 decks1.68K decks
19%synergy
Descent into Avernus
19%inclusion324 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion298 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
17%inclusion294 decks1.68K decks
16%synergy
Theater of Horrors
16%inclusion277 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
16%inclusion268 decks1.66K decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion271 decks1.68K decks
-8%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion237 decks1.68K decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion224 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion214 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Pyrohemia
12%inclusion209 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion209 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion191 decks1.67K decks
9%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion186 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion177 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Citadel of Pain
10%inclusion173 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Burning Earth
10%inclusion171 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion165 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion163 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.0%inclusion151 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
8.6%inclusion143 decks1.66K decks
7%synergy
Pyrostatic Pillar
7.6%inclusion128 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.6%inclusion127 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.0%inclusion118 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.2%inclusion104 decks1.67K decks
4%synergy
City on Fire
5.5%inclusion93 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
All Will Be One
5.2%inclusion87 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
5.2%inclusion87 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
43%inclusion730 decks1.68K decks
39%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion181 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Leechridden Swamp
65%inclusion1.10K decks1.68K decks
57%synergy
Shivan Gorge
65%inclusion1.09K decks1.68K decks
56%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion667 decks1.68K decks
22%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
38%inclusion634 decks1.68K decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion569 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion404 decks1.68K decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion383 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion309 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion205 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion176 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion153 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.8%inclusion132 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion92 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion85 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion1.63K decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion1.62K decks1.68K decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
84%inclusion1.41K decks1.68K decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
77%inclusion1.29K decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion1.20K decks1.68K decks
53%synergy
Fellwar Stone
61%inclusion1.02K decks1.68K decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion827 decks1.68K decks
19%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion258 decks1.65K decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion96 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion48 decks857 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion1.67K decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion1.67K decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion1.63K decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
90%inclusion1.51K decks1.68K decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
82%inclusion1.38K decks1.68K decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
80%inclusion1.34K decks1.68K decks
33%synergy
Graven Cairns
78%inclusion1.31K decks1.68K decks
48%synergy
Tainted Peak
73%inclusion1.23K decks1.68K decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion1.09K decks1.68K decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
60%inclusion1.01K decks1.68K decks
25%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
58%inclusion981 decks1.68K decks
38%synergy
Blazemire Verge
55%inclusion920 decks1.67K decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion924 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion892 decks1.68K decks
22%synergy
Temple of Malice
49%inclusion828 decks1.68K decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
46%inclusion766 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion761 decks1.68K decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
45%inclusion750 decks1.68K decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
43%inclusion720 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
34%inclusion572 decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion517 decks1.68K decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
30%inclusion504 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion493 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion456 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
27%inclusion447 decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion437 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion430 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion425 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion308 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion305 decks1.68K decks
-15%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion204 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion203 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion170 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion147 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.5%inclusion143 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.5%inclusion143 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.8%inclusion131 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.6%inclusion128 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.6%inclusion128 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.6%inclusion127 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.8%inclusion114 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.7%inclusion113 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.7%inclusion112 decks1.68K decks
-13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion106 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy